I’m quite amazed that Spanish cinema is so under-watched and under-discussed. They produce some brilliant films which I have had the good fortune to sample over the course of last year, have some AMAZINGLY good looking and talented performers, and make some stunning cinema…
The ones I have checked out so far include…
El Secreto De Sus Ojos (The Secret in their Eyes)/Won oscar for best foreign picture
El Aura (The Aura)
Nueve Reinas (Nine Queens)
Plata Quemada (Burnt Money)
El Metodo (The Method)
Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes, remade as “Vanilla Sky”)
Intacto
All of them were mindblowing. I especially loved El Secreto and Nueve Reinas. I just wish some of the movies could have more accurate subtitling.
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I've seen nearly all the movies made by Pedro Almodovar. They are pretty good.
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^^ Yes, from his works I've only watched Volver. He makes his movies in Madrid while I find the ones coming from Buenos Aires to be little more interesting and a lot more edgier. They had this super talented guy there called Fabian Belinsky who died in 2006 after making El Aura and Nueve Reinas. Marceylo Pineyro is another one of my Argentine favorites.
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Does Kites count :aq:
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^^ Is that that the bollywood "crossover" film? Before it can crosses over to foreign audiences, I'm afraid it'll have to pass the domestic song-and-dance loving audiences on its home turf. That sounds like a hard sell.
Oh and btw, I don't think you can call it a Spanish film :)
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Pedro Almodovar rocks! 'Volver', 'Talk To Her' and 'Broken Embraces' are my fav.
You missed out Guillermo del Toro who made 'Pan's Labyrinth' which is a real tear jerker. He also directed 'Hellboy' films.
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^^ On Del Toro, well I wasn't too excited by the trailers of Pan's Labyrinth though I know its a pretty highly rated film and won or was nominated for a couple of oscars too. Any kind of cinema related to WWII (or I for that matter) is a turn off for me.
His Mexican compatriot Alejandro Innaritu makes more interesting films. I'm going to be checking some of those out.